PICT Roadmap
At the beginning…
PICT provides free and public resources for a global, critical community:
- PICT Public Lectures
- PICT Podcasts
- PICT Blogs
- dePICTions, PICT’s own critical journal
- At least 1 free PICT course, workshop, or tour per semester for members
At present (100+ paying members)…
PICT abolishes most enrollment fees!
PICT makes its in-person Arts & Humanities Program completely free for members:
- Courses in the Humanities and Arts
- Children’s Ateliers in Chess, Drawing, and Music
- PICT Tours
Once we’ve reached 500 paying members…
PICT abolishes remaining enrollment fees!
PICT makes its in-person Creative Writing and Summer Schools completely free for members:
- Creative Writing courses in Fiction, Poetry, Theatre, Screenwriting, Nonfiction, etc.
- PICT Summer Schools
- All instructors compensated via membership contributions rather than enrollment fees
Once we’ve reached 1000 paying members…
PICT launches a compensation scheme for currently volunteer contributors:
- Compensation for PICT writers and podcasters
- Compensation for PICT public lecturers
- Research fund for PICT faculty members
Once we’ve reached 1500 paying members…
PICT launches global fellowships and prizes open to all applicants:
- dePICTions Global Essay Prize
- PICT Global Research Fellowships